Configure a mail server

For more information, see Mail.

1. Go to Configuration > Settings > Mail.
2. Enter your SMTP server's settings and click Save. Alternatively, continue with one of the following tutorials:

Google Workspace SMTP

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Refer to Google Workspace Admin Help in regards to sending email

There are multiple methods you can use to connect to Google SMTP for sending emails. Google recommends the SMTP relay does not provide full DMARC compliance causing the email to be marked as spam. We recommend instead using the Gmail SMTP with Authentication to ensure the email is properly authenticated.

1. Use the following settings for the Gmail SMTP Server Mail Server smtp.gmail.com Mail Port 587 Authentication STARTTLS Username <User Email Address> Password Generate app password Name to use for connections <FQDN of NIM Server> Default 'From' Address Preferred email to send as
2. Click Save.

Microsoft Azure SMTP

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Refer to Microsoft's article about configuring IP address-address based connector for SMTP relay in Azure for more details.

In order to send email through Microsoft Azure, you will need to configure the system to relay emails from your external IP address. You must take note of your external IP address and create a connector in Azure that will allow emails from that address to be routed to your organization. Once you have done that, perform the following:

1. Use the following settings for the Microsoft Azure SMTP connection: Mail Server (your MX endpoint. See the above linked article for more information) Mail Port 25 Authentication STARTTLS Username (Blank) Password (Blank) Name to use for connections <FQDN of NIM Server> Default 'From' Address <User Email Address> (this address does not need a mailbox, but it must be in your verified accepted domain)
2. Click Save.